Vietnam national beach soccer team

The Vietnam national beach soccer team (Vietnamese: Đội tuyển bóng đá bãi biển quốc gia Việt Nam) represents Vietnam in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), the governing body for football in the Vietnam.

Vietnam

Nickname(s)	Những chiến binh sao vàng (Golden Star Warriors)
Association	Vietnam Football Federation (VFF)
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Mai Văn Đức
Captain	Trần Vĩnh Phong
Top scorer	Bùi Trần Tuấn Anh (23 goals)
Home stadium	Various
FIFA code	VIE
BSWW ranking	77 (2 June 2025)[1]
First colours Second colours
First international
Bahrain 3–0 Vietnam  (Bali, Indonesia, 18 Oct 2008)
Biggest win
Vietnam 13–0 Timor-Leste  (Da Nang, Vietnam, 2 Dec 2016)
Biggest defeat
United Arab Emirates 8–2 Vietnam  (Phuket, Thailand, 21 Nov 2014)
AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup
Appearances	2 (first in 2015)
Best result	Group stage (2015, 2025)
Asian Beach Games
Appearances	4 (first in 2008)
Best result	Fourth place (2014)
AFF Beach Soccer Championship
Appearances	2 (first in 2014)
Best result	Champions (2018)
Medal record Men's Beach Soccer Representing  Vietnam AFF Beach Soccer Championship 2014 Malaysia Team 2018 Vietnam Team
Website	www.vff.org.vn/vi/tin-tuc-482

Competitive records

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
1995	did not enter
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015	did not qualify
2017	did not enter
2019
2021
2023
2025	did not qualify
Total	Best: None	0/23	0	0	0	0	0	0

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	WE	WP	L	GF	GA
2006	Did not enter
2007
2008
2009
2011
2013
2015	Group stage	14th	3	0	0	0	3	11	14
2017	Did not enter
2019
2021	Canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
2023	Did not enter
2025	Group stage	13th	3	0	1	0	2	6	12
Total	Group stage	2/11	6	0	1	0	5	17	26

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2015	Group stage	China	5–5 a.e.t (pens. 2–3)	Loss	Doha, Qatar
		Japan	2–3	Loss
		Kuwait	4–6	Loss
2025	Group stage	Oman	1–7	Loss	Pattaya, Thailand
		Bahrain	4–2 (a.e.t)	Won
		Malaysia	1–3	Loss

Asian Beach Games

Asian Beach Games Record
Year	Result	Position	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
2008	Group stage	9/16	3	2	0	1	12	12
2010	Group stage	13/16	3	0	0	3	9	17
2012	Group stage	9/15	3	1	0	2	7	10
2014	4th place	4/13	6	2	1	3	20	26
2016	Quarter-Finals	5/11	3	1	1	1	15	8
2020	Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Total	Best: 4th place	4/4	18	6	2	10	64	73

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2008	Group stage	Bahrain	0–3	Loss	Bali, Indonesia
		South Korea	4–3	Won
		Kuwait	8–6	Won
2010	Group stage	China	2–5	Loss	Muscat, Oman
		Bahrain	4–5 (a.e.t)	Loss
		Palestine	3–7	Loss
2012	Group stage	Palestine	2–6	Loss	Haiyang, China
		Afghanistan	4–3	Won
		China	1–1 a.e.t (pens. 2–3)	Loss
2014	Group stage	Kuwait	6–2	Won	Phuket, Thailand
		Qatar	3–1	Won
		Thailand	4–5	Loss
	Quarter-finals	Oman	3–3 a.e.t (pens. 5–4)	Won
	Semi-finals	Japan	2–7	Loss
	Bronze medal match	United Arab Emirates	2–8	Loss
2016	Group stage	Laos	12–3	Won	Da Nang, Vietnam
		Thailand	0–2	Loss
	Quarter-finals	Lebanon	3–3 a.e.t (pens. 3–4)	Loss

AFF Beach Soccer Championship

AFF Beach Soccer Championship Record
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA
2014	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	0	2	24	15
2018	Champions	1st	4	3	0	1	20	18
2019	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	0	2	17	19
2022	Did not enter
Total	2 titles	3/4	11	9	0	2	63	26

AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup history
Season	Round	Opponent	Scores	Result	Venue
2014	Group stage	Thailand	3–4	Loss	Kuantan, Malaysia
		Indonesia	6–2	Won
		FELDA	8–1	Won
	Semi-finals	Laos	3–2	Won
	Final	Malaysia	4–6	Loss
2018	Group stage	Malaysia	3–2	Won	Bali, Indonesia
		Indonesia	3–2	Won
		Thailand	4–9	Loss
		Timor-Leste	4–1	Won
	Final	Thailand	6–4	Won
2019	Group stage	China	7–5	Won	Chonburi, Thailand
		Malaysia	5–3	Won
		Afghanistan	3–7	Loss
		Thailand	2–4	Loss

Schedules and results

All times are UTC+7 (local times, if different, are in parentheses).

  Win   Draw   Loss

2025

China  v  Vietnam

15 March Friendly	China	4–3	Vietnam	Pattaya, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

Saudi Arabia  v  Vietnam

16 March Friendly	Saudi Arabia	6–2	Vietnam	Pattaya, Thailand
--:-- UTC+7				Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

Oman  v  Vietnam

21 March 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Oman	7–1	Vietnam	Pattaya, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7	Al-Sauti 1', 20' Al-Bulushi 6' Mush. Al-Araimi 14' Al-Owaisi 30' Musa. Al-Araimi 36', 36'	Report	Phan Đạt 25'	Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

Vietnam  v  Bahrain

23 March 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Vietnam	4–2 (a.e.t.)	Bahrain	Pattaya, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7		Report		Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

Malaysia  v  Vietnam

25 March 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup GS	Malaysia	3–1	Vietnam	Pattaya, Thailand
17:00 UTC+7	Hafizal 21', 36' Iman 27'	Report	Phạm Trường Dũ Anh 34'	Stadium: Jomtien Beach Arena

Players

Current squad

The following 14 players were named for the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup.^[2]
Caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2025.

Head coach: Mai Văn Đức

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nguyễn Hữu Ân		0	0	Đà Nẵng
12	1GK	Nguyễn Anh Quang		2	0	Khánh Hoà
5	2DF	Mai Văn Mãnh		3	1	Đà Nẵng
3	2DF	Hồ Quốc Hưng		2	0	Đà Nẵng
	2DF	Lê Thái Nguyễn		0	0	Đà Nẵng
11	2DF	Nguyễn Hồng Quân		1	0	Khánh Hòa
8	3MF	Trần Kim Trung		0	0	Đà Nẵng
4	3MF	Mai Đức Rim		0	0	Huế
9	3MF	Võ Hoàng Phú Quí		0	0	Khánh Hoà
	3MF	Trần Trọng Hoàng		0	0	Bình Định
10	3MF	Phạm Trường Dũ Anh		1	1	Bình Định
6	4FW	Trần Ngọc Bảo		3	0	Đà Nẵng
2	4FW	Phan Đạt		3	3	Đà Nẵng
7	4FW	Trần Vĩnh Phong		0	0	Đà Nẵng

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up within the last 12 months.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Ngô Quốc Cường	(1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 36)	0	4	Đà Nẵng
	3MF	Mai Bá Cường	(1986-12-08) 8 December 1986 (age 38)	0	2	Bình Thuận
	2DF	Huỳnh Ngọc Cường	(1988-10-22) 22 October 1988 (age 36)	0	2	Khánh Hòa

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Manager	Mai Văn Đức
Head coach	Trương Công Tuân
Goalkeeping coach	Kiều Minh Văn
Doctor	Lê Xuân An

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors includes:

• Yanmar^[3][4]
• Grand Sport^[5]
• Suzuki Vietnam^[6][7]
• Sony Vietnam^[8][9]
• Z.com^[10]
• VPMilk^[11]
• Acecook^[12]

Local sponsor includes:

• Eximbank
• Petro Vietnam
• Hoa Sen Group
• Kova Paint
• Next Media
• Dong Luc Group
• Viettel Mobile
• Cuulong Steel
• Thai Son Nam Group
• Canh Buom Do Group
• Huu Lien A Chau Joint-Stock Company

Coaches

Name	Nationality	Period	Tournament
Đặng Quốc Hùng	Vietnam	2014	2014 AFF Beach Soccer Championship: Runner-up 2014 Asian Beach Games: Fourth place 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship: Group stage
Trương Công Tuân	Vietnam	2016	2016 Asian Beach Games: Quarter-Final 2018 AFF Beach Soccer Championship: Champions
Mai Văn Đức	Vietnam	2025

Honours

• AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup

Appearances (2): 2015, 2025

• Asian Beach Games

Fourth place (1): 2014

Appearances (5): 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016

• AFF Beach Soccer Championship

Champions (1): 2018

Runner-up (2): 2014, 2019

Appearances (3): 2014, 2018, 2019

See also

• Football in Vietnam
• Vietnam Football Federation
• Vietnam national football team
• Vietnam national under-23 football team
• Vietnam national under-19 football team
• Vietnam national under-16 football team
• Vietnam national futsal team